Herb Trawick was a professional Canadian football player and was the first African American to play professional Canadian football. Trawick spent his entire 12-year career as an offensive lineman and defensive guard with the Montreal Alouettes.
Herb Trawick, Montreal, 1946
The Montreal Alouettes are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and are the current Grey Cup champions, defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 110th Grey Cup Game in 2023. Their home field is Percival Molson Memorial Stadium for the regular season and as of 2014 also home of their playoff games.
"Prince" Hal Patterson in a 1958 Alouettes uniform.
Blitz (centre), late mascot of the Montreal Alouettes, poses for a photo with late ice hockey mascot Boum-Boum (right) of the Drummondville Voltigeurs and an unnamed man (left) at Centre Marcel Dionne in April 2002.